Inside Amazon’s ‘hellish’ warehouses where underpaid staff are forced to perform cult-like chants while battling to hit ‘crushing’ targets set by the world’s richest man

Melbourne workers claim their day begins with group stretching exercises before they share an 'Amazon success story' with managers reportedly leading chants of ‘quality"’, ‘success’, ‘Amazon’ or ‘Prime’

By Lauren Fruen

8th September 2018, 10:31 am

Updated: 9th September 2018, 12:29 pm

By Lauren Fruen

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AMAZON workers have described the "hellish" conditions inside the company's warehouses where they are reportedly made to hit "crushing" targets.

Staff at the web giant have said they are forced to perform cult-like chants in conditions set by the world’s richest man.

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An Amazon spokeswoman told the paper the company "set productivity targets objectively, based on previous performance levels achieved by our workforce", and that workers' performance was evaluated over a "long time".

The company also said workers were allowed to use the toilet "whenever needed" despite accusations toilet breaks would affect workers’ pick rate.

Most of those who work there are casual employees employed by a third-party labour hire firm called Adecco.

Amazon's spokeswoman said they have a culture based on safety and a positive working environment.

A spokeswoman for Adecco said it took the health and safety of its "associates" seriously, and that their welfare was its "number one priority".

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